Bodies representing the UK’s directors, writers and actors have written to big tech firms challenging them for using their work to train generative AI models. The Creators Rights Alliance (CRA) has today penned the letter, citing the need to “safeguard human creativity, truthful content and the rights of authors, creators, and performers.” The CRA represents...
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Elon Musk ‘accountable to no one,’ UK tech minister says amid disinformation during riots
In an interview with the Times newspaper, Peter Kyle, secretary of science, innovation and technology, said that Musk is “one person who is accountable to no one.” His comments add to other criticisms from U.K. government officials of Musk, who on Sunday made comments associating riots taking place in the U.K. with “civil war.” Kyle...
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Government shelves £1.3bn UK tech and AI plans
The new Labour government has shelved £1.3bn of funding promised by the Conservatives for tech and Artificial Intelligence (AI) projects, the BBC has learned. It includes £800m for the creation of an exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University and a further £500m for AI Research Resource, which funds computing power for AI. Both funds were unveiled...
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Mike Lynch: I only got justice because I’m rich
Getty Images The British businessman Mike Lynch, who this June was acquitted in the US of a multi-billion pound fraud, has said he believes he was only able to clear his name because of his huge wealth. Mr Lynch, 59, was facing two decades in jail if had been convicted of the 17 charges he...
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Microsoft and Xbox users in Britain left unable to access their accounts as tech giant is hit by another global outage
By John James Published: 15:17 BST, 30 July 2024 | Updated: 15:33 BST, 30 July 2024 Microsoft 365 and Xbox users have been affected by another outage problem today with the tech giant announcing it is investigating poor performance issues with its services and features. The problems come less than two weeks after Microsoft servers experienced...
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Tech tycoon cleared of fraud ‘thought he would die in jail’
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has said he thought he would die in jail for now-cleared charges relating to a multi-billion dollar business deal. The businessman, once hailed a shining example of British ingenuity, was extradited to the US last May for a trial that acquitted him on all 15 felony counts over the 11-billion...
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Great Britain medallists on Day One of the Paris Olympics
Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Divers Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen got Great Britain up and running for the Paris Olympics with a bronze medal in the women’s 3m...
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Spotlight Pathology secures £125k Pre-Seed Investment from LYVA Lab
Boost for AI tech companies in the North West as LYVA Labs backs Spotlight Pathology with £125k after Dr Samantha Perona joins as CEO Liverpool-based LYVA Labs is taking the lead in investing in under-served founders and CEOs. This week, the company backed its fourth female-led business, Spotlight Pathology, with £125k from its Health and Life Sciences...
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CuspAI secures £23.6 million Seed Investment led by Hoxton Ventures
CuspAI Secures $30M to Combat Climate Change with AI-Designed Materials CuspAI, a transformational AI company building a platform for next-generation materials to tackle global sustainability and clean energy challenges has secured $30 million in seed funding from leading European and US venture funds. The round was led by Hoxton Ventures, with significant participation from Basis...
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Echion Technologies secures £29 million Series B investment led by Volta Energy Technologies
[Cambridge, UK] – [Echion Technologies]: The world’s leading developer of niobium-based, fast-charging battery materials, Echion Technologies (Echion), has successfully completed its Series B funding round, raising £29 million in investment capital. The round was led by specialist battery and energy storage technology investor Volta Energy Technologies (Volta), with participation from existing investors CBMM, BGF, and...
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CrowdStrike and Microsoft: What we know about global IT outage
EPA There were long lines at Barcelona airport, as passengers waited to be checked in manually A massive tech failure has caused travel chaos around the world, with banking and healthcare services also badly hit. Flights have been grounded because of the IT outage – a flaw which left many computers displaying blue error screens....
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Global tech outage hits banks, grounds flights and takes Sky News off-air | BreakingNews.ie
A global tech outage has impacted companies across multiple industries including airports, trains, banks and TV broadcasters. The IT issues have also affected businesses in countries such as UK, US, Australia and several European countries. Overnight, IT giant Microsoft confirmed it was investigating an “issue” with its 365 apps and operating systems, and although it...